COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 SESSION OF 2013 197TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 6 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES, The House convened at 11 a.m., e.s.t. CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED HB 108, PN 99 By Rep. MICOZZIE THE SPEAKER (SAMUEL H. SMITH) PRESIDING An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, further providing for expiration. PRAYER INSURANCE. HON. MICHAEL K. HANNA, member of the House of Representatives, offered the following prayer: HB 163, PN 160 By Rep. CREIGHTON Thank you, Mr. Speaker. An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, in prothonotary, clerks of courts, clerk of Good morning. Please bow your heads in prayer: orphans' court, register of wills, recorder of deeds, further providing for Heavenly Father, we thank You for the gift of this new day. how offices to be held. We thank You for the sleep which has refreshed us and for the chance to begin life anew today. We welcome this new day LOCAL GOVERNMENT. as Your gift to us and ask Your guidance as we accept the challenges and burdens of the day – its joys, its sorrows, its HOUSE RESOLUTION responsibilities, and its rewards. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED This day is full of promise and opportunity. May we waste none of it. This day is full of mystery of the unknown. Please No. 33 By Representatives PETRI, AUMENT, CLYMER, help us to face it without fear or anxiety. This day is full of EMRICK, FARRY, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, beauty and adventure. Help us to be fully alive to it all. KAUFFMAN, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, O'NEILL, Bless this day with good health for our members and STURLA, TALLMAN and GILLEN especially their families, those we love, and all Your children. When night comes, may we look back upon this day without A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance regrets, and may no one be unhappy because of anything we Committee to study existing State aid funding formulas. may have done or anything we failed to do. To us all, grant Your provisions for our needs today and the Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, grace to see this day in the light of eternity. Amen. January 23, 2013. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and visitors.) No. 156 By Representatives TRUITT, FRANKEL, SIMMONS, KNOWLES, DUNBAR, MALONEY, QUINN, JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED GINGRICH, McGEEHAN, HAGGERTY, V. BROWN, STEPHENS, CONKLIN, C. HARRIS, CARROLL, FLECK, The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the HESS, DAVIDSON, PASHINSKI, KAUFFMAN, HARHART, Journal of Tuesday, January 22, 2013, will be postponed until HAHN, BARRAR, SWANGER, MAJOR, MARSICO, printed. SAYLOR, WATSON, O'NEILL, DAVIS, HELM, CORBIN, ROEBUCK, ROCK, READSHAW, SCAVELLO, ROSS, R. BROWN, THOMAS, GIBBONS, BOBACK, ROZZI, FREEMAN, MACKENZIE, MILLER, SONNEY, 82 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE JANUARY 23 DONATUCCI, MOUL, BENNINGHOFF, MURT, GABLER, An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania GOODMAN, MOLCHANY, SIMS, J. HARRIS, MATZIE, Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for cost-benefit analysis; and, in procurement organization, further providing for PARKER, BRIGGS, STURLA, KORTZ, PAINTER, powers and duties of Department of General Services. SCHLOSSBERG and MUNDY An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, January 23, 2013. further providing for program of continuing professional education; and, in safe schools, further providing for definitions, for reporting and No. 244 By Representatives PETRI, BARRAR, B. BOYLE, for policy relating to bullying and providing for powers and duties of Department of Education. V. BROWN, D. COSTA, FABRIZIO, FARRY, GRELL, C. HARRIS, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, SABATINA, Referred to Committee on EDUCATION, January 23, 2013. STURLA, TOEPEL and GABLER An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), No. 239 By Representatives CRUZ, K. BOYLE, O'BRIEN, known as the Liquor Code, further providing for sales by liquor BROWNLEE, KINSEY, COHEN and YOUNGBLOOD licensees and restrictions. An Act relating to firearm registration; providing for duties of the Referred to Committee on LIQUOR CONTROL, January 23, Pennsylvania State Police; and imposing penalties. 2013. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, January 23, 2013. No. 245 By Representatives PETRI, D. COSTA, GROVE, MICOZZIE and GABLER No. 240 By Representatives PETRI, CLYMER, D. COSTA, GINGRICH, GROVE, MILLARD, MOUL, STEPHENS, An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known SWANGER, TRUITT, GABLER, FARRY and EVERETT as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in malt beverage tax, further providing for limited tax credits. An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in retirement for school employees, further Referred to Committee on FINANCE, January 23, 2013. providing for definitions and for mandatory and optional membership; and providing for the Public School Employees' Optional Retirement Program. No. 246 By Representatives PETRI, D. COSTA, GROVE, LONGIETTI, MICOZZIE and GABLER Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known January 23, 2013. as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in malt beverage tax, further providing for limited tax credits. No. 241 By Representatives PETRI, BROOKS, V. BROWN, CLYMER, D. COSTA, GABLER, GRELL, Referred to Committee on FINANCE, January 23, 2013. HARHAI, HESS, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, MACKENZIE, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, O'NEILL, No. 247 By Representatives PETRI, V. BROWN, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, SANTARSIERO, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, DEASY, FARRY, FLECK, SWANGER, TALLMAN and TOEPEL HENNESSEY, HESS, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MOUL, O'NEILL, SWANGER, An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the definition of "fire GILLEN and EVERETT department vehicle." An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, Act, defining "youth athletic organization"; and providing for January 23, 2013. exemptions. No. 242 By Representatives PETRI, CLYMER, D. COSTA, Referred to Committee on FINANCE, January 23, 2013. GINGRICH, GROVE, MILLARD, MOUL, STEPHENS, SWANGER, TRUITT, GABLER, FARRY and EVERETT No. 248 By Representatives PETRI, BARRAR, FABRIZIO, FARRY, M. K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KORTZ, MULLERY, An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania O'NEILL and SABATINA Consolidated Statutes, in retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for definitions and for mandatory and optional An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), membership; and providing for the State Employees' Optional known as the Liquor Code, further providing for liquor importers' Retirement Program. licenses and fees, privileges and restrictions. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, Referred to Committee on LIQUOR CONTROL, January 23, January 23, 2013. 2013. No. 243 By Representatives PETRI, CALTAGIRONE, No. 249 By Representatives PETRI, BAKER, BARRAR, D. COSTA, HENNESSEY, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, D. COSTA, FARRY, HENNESSEY, HESS, KORTZ, MILLARD and GABLER MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, SWANGER and TOEPEL 2013 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 83 An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for parole Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for willful power. failure to pay support order. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, January 23, 2013. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, January 23, 2013. No. 251 By Representatives PETRI, BAKER, BARRAR, No. 256 By Representatives MOUL, BLOOM, FABRIZIO, V. BROWN, D. COSTA, DEASY, FABRIZIO, FARRY, EMRICK, DUNBAR, WATSON, STEPHENS, TALLMAN, HARKINS, HESS, M. K. KELLER, KORTZ, LAWRENCE, DAVIS, MILLARD, BAKER, HESS, AUMENT, MILLARD, MILLER, SCHLOSSBERG, STEPHENS, KAUFFMAN, STEVENSON, R. BROWN, C. HARRIS, SWANGER and GILLEN O'NEILL, FLECK, KORTZ, PICKETT, CALTAGIRONE, LAWRENCE, MURT, SCHLEGEL CULVER, READSHAW, An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the EVERETT, DENLINGER, MATZIE, HARHART, GIBBONS, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for false reports to law enforcement authorities. DeLUCA, MILNE and GABLER An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, January 23, 2013. as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, further providing for the imposition of inheritance tax. No. 252 By Representatives SWANGER, GINGRICH, MILLARD, KORTZ, WATSON, KAVULICH, CLYMER, Referred to Committee on FINANCE, January 23, 2013. DENLINGER and MURT No. 257 By Representatives READSHAW, V. BROWN, An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council; D. COSTA, DAVIDSON, PASHINSKI, BARRAR, providing for its powers and duties; and repealing related provisions of the Public Welfare Code. FABRIZIO, KORTZ, HESS, THOMAS, DeLUCA and MURT An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Referred to Committee on AGING AND OLDER ADULT Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for municipal SERVICES, January 23, 2013. police education and training. No. 253 By Representatives B. BOYLE,